B2 — upper-intermediatesociety40 words
Politics & government
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polìtika | politics; a policy (of a firm, a state) |
| vláda | a government; rules, has a command of (a form of the verb vladati: On vlada srpskim jezikom) |
| prédsednīk | a president; a chairman (of a body, a court, a municipality) |
| mìnistar | minister |
| ministàrstvo | ministry |
| premìjer | a prime minister |
| skȕpština | a parliament, an assembly; a meeting (of residents, shareholders) |
| pòslanīk | an MP, a member of parliament, a deputy |
| polìtičār | politician |
| strȁnka | a party (political; to a case); a client (at an office counter) |
| vlȃst | power; rule (of a government); the governing side; the authorities (plural) |
| opozícija | opposition |
| koalícija | coalition |
| ìzbori | elections (plural) |
| glàsati | to vote (za — for, protiv — against) |
| glàsāč | voter |
| bìrāč | a voter; an elector (official term) |
| izàbrati | to elect; to choose, to pick (perfective; imperfective birati) |
| kandìdāt | candidate |
| ìzbornā lȉsta | electoral list |
| bìrāčko mȅsto | polling station |
| ìzlaznōst | turnout (at an election; feminine) |
| kampànja | campaign (electoral, advertising) |
| màndāt | mandate; term of office |
| òstāvka | a resignation, a letter of resignation |
| sȅdnica | a session, a sitting (of a board, a council; a meeting is sastanak) |
| zákon | law, statute |
| prȅdlog zákona | a bill (in parliament), a draft law |
| usvòjiti | to adopt (a law, a decision; perfective; imperfective usvajati); to adopt (a child) |
| ȕstāv | a constitution |
| sȗd | a court; a judgement, an opinion (bookish); the dishes (in the plural) |
| sùdija | a judge (masculine despite the -a ending); a referee (in sport) |
| tùžilāštvo | the prosecutor’s office |
| dr̀žāvnī | governmental, state (as in state institutions) |
| ȍpština | a municipality; the council (local offices) |
| gradonáčelnīk | mayor |
| lòkālnā samoùprava | local self-government |
| referèndum | referendum |
| pròtest | protest |
| demonstrácije | demonstrations (plural) |
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